MA250

Ladies’ Association of Revolutionary America: Getting Ready for Winter during Wartime Saturday, September 6th
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | historic deerfield, Memorial Street 16, Deerfield, MA, 01342, United States
Historic Deerfield – Hall Tavern – 80 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342
Come visit with this group of living historians as they interpret daily life in a New England town grappling with divided loyalties to the Patriot cause and the King. Discover what life was like for women and children in an 18th-century town during the early days of the American Revolution and learn about the events unfolding in Deerfield in September 1775.

Calling All Kids, Patriots And Sailors: Revolutionary Summer Saturdays
2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-23 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Custom House Maritime Museum, Water Street 25, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 01950, United States
FREE outdoor and indoor activities for kids all summer long
Building on the success of the Road to Revolution partnership programs, each Saturday from now until the end of September, the museum will host children’s outdoor and indoor programming. The hugely successful Discovery Center experience will extend out onto the lawn with 15 new activity stations. Rolling River Printmakers of New England will partner this week with an activity station to make prints. A rideable dolphin and elephant, courtesy of local sculptor Jeff Briggs, along with a bouncy castle, pirate boat with water guns, plus water, sand and craft tables await.
This free program runs from 10 am to 1 pm thanks to generous sponsorship from the Institution for Savings and the Local Cultural Council.
Looking ahead, in September, the museum is pleased to partner with Imagine Studios on a fascinating project to burn and carve out of a pine log and shape into a 20 foot long mishoon (dugout canoe) using traditional methods. Led by Imagine Studios, Darius Coombs of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Jonathan Petty of the Aquinnah Wampanoag will carve over successive weekends. Sponsored by the New England Foundation for the Arts, and with in-kind support from New England Development, the goal is to launch on Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11.
We hope you can join us.–James

Awake, Rise, Act: Contemporary Broadsides at the Museum of Printing
2025-09-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Haverhill’s Museum of Printing this summer is featuring broadsides, essentially posters, created by local artists to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard Round the World.”
“Awake, Rise, Act: Contemporary Broadsides at the Museum of Printing” run through Aug. 30. The exhibition draws inspiration from broadsides that were generated at the beginning of the American Revolution. Just as in 1775, the contemporary broadsides urge viewers to “awake, rise, act.”
Artists featured include, Sandra Cardillo, Megan Cascella, Barbara Corrigan, Renee Covalucci, Deborah Epstein, Elissa Freud, Gail Hansen, Sharon Hayes, Rebekah Lord Gardiner, Steve Murakishi, Susan Murie, Marie Nolan, Charles Norris, Andrew Palladino, Molly Paul, Kelli Sacher, Laurie Sheffield, Liz Shepherd and Saskia Van Vactor.

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs
2025-08-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, 02113, United States
In the guise of itinerant musicians, Al Petty & Deirdre Sweeney perform popular 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health” on the penny whistle, flute, fife, & other instruments.

The Tailor’s Craft
2025-08-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, 02113, United States
Clothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor. Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves.

Gallery Tour, "Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington"
2025-08-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
In 2025, the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary with special gallery talks, engaging lectures, and exhibitions drawn from our rich collections. Our gallery exhibition “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington” examines how an entire community—women, men, black, white, young, old, enslaved, and free—helped spark a revolution.
Join museum staff on Saturday August 23 for a free gallery tour that focuses on women’s roles before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. This tour complements the reenactment of the 1769 Lexington spinning protest which will be held at the Women’s Liberty Monument from 10 AM – 3 PM.
Learn more about “Protest & Promise” at https://bit.ly/41YYh34 and the spinning protest reenactment at https://bit.ly/3H6CsIz.

LexSeeHer Presents: “Spinning HERstory”
2025-08-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Lexington Women’s Monument, Massachusetts Avenue 1875, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
Celebrate 250 years of bold women, girls, and fiber arts with a day full of history, music, colonial games, crafts, food, and family fun!
✨ Highlights of the Day:
• Historic Re-enactment: Anna Harrington’s 1769 Spinning Protest
• 2025 Visibility Banner Honoree Ceremony
• Singalong of Protest Songs (1775–2025)
• Live Performance by Maya Salafia
• LexSeeHer Marketplace: blanket-making, knit-in, crochet-in, demonstrations, vendors, LexSeeHer merchandise & food trucks
👧 Children’s Activities (10–12:30)
Step into the past with Colonial Games like hoop rolling, graces, jack straws, and cup-and-ball—plus corn hole with real corn! Kids can get creative making friendship bracelets, bead jewelry, cup-and-ball toys, and coloring pages. For extra fun, try life-size Scrabble and giant tic-tac-toe!
🕰️ Historic Re-enactment (1:00 pm)
Travel back to 1769 as we re-enact the day when Anna Harrington rallied her neighbors in a dramatic spinning protest, turning women’s fiber arts into a bold act of resistance. This powerful re-enactment brings history to life and connects Lexington’s past to the present.
🌟 Visibility Banner Honoree Ceremony (following the Re-enactment)
Celebrate the 2025 Visibility Banner Honorees as we shine a spotlight on inspiring women whose leadership, vision, and courage continue to shape our Lexington community today.
🍴 Food Trucks to Delight Everyone!
Savor the flavors of Golden Grillz BBQ, featuring their famous creamy mac & cheese, and cool off with a sweet treat from our beloved Mo’s Ice Cream Truck. Perfect fuel for a day of history, crafts, and fun!
For more information, visit: LexSeeHer.com

Spinning HERstory: Celebrating 250 years of bold women & Fiber Arts.
2025-08-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Visitors Center Lawn, Massachusetts Avenue 1875, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
LexSeeHer spotlights revolutionary Lexington women who participated in Anna Harrington’s 1769 Spinning Protest. All ages & free activities include textile arts (knitting, crochet, ribbon work, friendship bracelets, spinning, weaving, mending, and more). Live music, community sing-along, and a formal program at 1:00 and 1:30 to re-enact Anna’s protest and honor the 2025 Women’s Visibility Banner Honorees. Something for everyone to celebrate the 250th!https://www.tourlexington.us/event/spinning-herstory-celebrating-250-years-of-bold-women-fiber-arts/

First Shot of the American Revolution?
2025-08-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
Did you know there was a shot fired in Danvers, MA during August of 1774?
General Gage’s “87 Days at Danvers” June 2 – August 27, 1774
A presentation and discussion of what should be viewed as the First Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. And, contrary to popular thought, within that ‘juggernaut’ perhaps the ‘First’ shot fired in that War possibly occurring in Danvers Massachusetts on August 24, 1774.

Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace
2025-08-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Abigail Adams Birthplace, Norton Street 180, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02191, United States
Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace are back! Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children and members are free! Please note: Visits are by guided tour only. Tours begin on the half hour, with the last tour starting at 2:30 p.m.
For more information, please see our website: https://abigailadamsbirthplace.org/
180 Norton St., North Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Meet Harriet, Daughter of Paul Revere
2025-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, 02113, United States
Diane Lent brings to life Harriet Revere, one of Paul Revere’s 16 children. Join her in reminiscing about her father’s dramatic life, the adventures of her many siblings, nieces, and nephews, and growing up in the historic North End.

Hannah's Bicycle Ride: Beverly's Naval History
2025-08-16 10:30 - 11:00 | 93 Lothrop Street Beverly MA, Lothrop Street 93, Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915, United States
A bicycle ride from Dane Street Beach to Hospital Point will celebrate United States Naval and Coast Guard history… and a little girl named Hannah for whom the very first US Navy vessel of the new Continental Army was christened (by her Dad, Captain John Glover of nearby Marblehead). As this is a short ride with lots of free access to beautiful Beverly beaches, families with even young children are welcome to join us. (Of course, anytime you ride a bicycle it is at your own risk and you should wear a helmet!).
Please plan to be in the Dane Street Beach parking lot by 10:45 a.m.

Miraculous Encounters at the Battle of Brooklyn
2025-08-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Center, Southern Eagle Cartway 95, Brewster, Massachusetts, 02631, United States
Lecture by Chris Stewart, American politician, author, and businessman
Performing Arts Center, Brewster
Free, In person & livestreamed
The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in August 1776, revealed a series of extraordinary miracles that helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War. Despite overwhelming odds, unexpected British delays, a sudden rainstorm, and a mysterious fog allowed the Continental Army to carry out a silent overnight evacuation to safety. Join us for this compelling virtual presentation by Chris Stewart—and be part of the live audience to ask your questions!

Historic Clothing Parlor Talk: Military Uniforms Across Time
2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Hedge House Museum, 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360
Military Uniforms Across Time – View an array of military garments spanning generations, including rare Civil War pieces recently stabilized and conserved through our current project.
Part of a series highlighting pieces from our Historic Clothing Collection which is undergoing considerable conservation work this year. This discussion will explore examples of the styles and fabrics of the late 18th century, revealing how fashion reflected social status and the daily challenges of life during the Revolutionary Era.

Local Maritime History
2025-08-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films.
Shipping and Customs House. Worldly goods and local settlements.
Typically, the 2nd Monday every month, Noon – 1 p.m.
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA.
Free Admission. Donations appreciated. Bring your lunch!
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to connect@danvershistory.org

"Spies Among Us" year long exhibit opening on February 6th 2025
2025-08-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Golden Ball Tavern Museum, Boston Post Road 662, Weston, Massachusetts, 02493, United States
“Spies Among Us” will open on Thursday, February 6th at 10 a.m. during the museum’s first Thursday opening hours. We will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 6th and will be open every Thursday going forward from 10-4. We will also showcase the exhibit during our February Second Sunday Open House on Sunday, February 9th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The exhibit will recall the story of General Gage’s spies who visited the Tavern in 1775, explore examples of espionage on both sides, and examine the many ways of spying that were used during the American Revolution.
Spycraft played a pivotal role during the American Revolution, with both the Continental Army and British forces using intelligence operations to gain strategic advantages. The Golden Ball Tavern and its proprietor Isaac Jones, played host on a few occasions to British spies sent, by General Thomas Gage, to survey the towns that were scattered around the area from Boston to Worcester. This was just one of the British military’s tactics for keeping the Patriots in line. On the American side, espionage was essential in countering the British military’s superior resources and manpower.
The spycraft of the American Revolution was marked by its ingenuity, the use of civilian networks, and the blending of military and civilian espionage tactics. Though it was often risky and unreliable, intelligence-gathering operations played a critical role in the eventual success of the American cause, allowing the Continental Army to take advantage of British vulnerabilities and ultimately secure victory.
Join us as we introduce our new exhibit and our new Thursday opening hours. The museum will continue to be open every second Sunday of the month for our Second Sunday Open House Tours and will now be open every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We look forward to welcoming you!

Hammered Dulcimer Concert
2025-08-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, 02113, United States
Award-winning musician Dave Neiman plays jigs, reels, and Baroque and Renaissance tunes that Paul Revere and his family may have enjoyed.

♫♬ Paul Revere & Friends™
2025-08-08 10:00 - 11:00 | 162 Seaver Street, Dorchester, MA, Seaver Street 162, Boston, MA, 02121, United States
Paul Revere is coming to the Franklin Highlands in Dorchester, MA! No, not really. Paul Revere is dead, but Kevin Driscoll portrays Paul Revere with his puppets. There is no historical proof that Paul Revere actually had a talking dog, but if he did…. it might resemble Doug The Talking Dog.
Kevin Driscoll is a Massachusetts Certified Teacher with decades of teaching experience. His FIVE STAR “Paul Revere & Friends” INTERACTIVE performance is in full compliance with the goals of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework [3.T6].
The INTERACTIVE learning experience includes “the beginning of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts (April 1775) … and the roles of Revolutionary leaders such as Paul Revere…”

Our Founding Mothers and Fathers: Revolutionary War Connections to the Salem Witch Trials
2025-08-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Program, North Washington Square 19 1/2, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
The American Ancestors organization once estimated 15 million people can trace their family line back to the Salem witch trials. We often tell visitors that the English colonists of 1692 were the founding fathers and mothers of our country. They were themselves descended from the earliest settlers, who were establishing a new country and took the biblical instruction “be fruitful and multiply” to heart.
We often find fascinating connections between the Salem witch trials and the Revolutionary War generation, particularly the one most often referred to as our “Founding Fathers.” With Rev250 celebrations in full swing, this presentation will share some of these interesting stories, including that of Reverend George Burroughs, the Putnam family of Salem Village, Reverend John Hale of Beverly, and Abigail Faulkner of Andover.
Join us on Thursday, August 7th at 6:00 pm EST for this free, virtual program. Registration is required for this event.

Marshfield 1775
2025-08-05 10:30 - 12:00 | 1699 Isaac Winslow House, 634 Careswell St, Marshfield, 02050, United States
Explore the political climate in Marshfield and Scituate leading up to the “Shot Heard Round the World” on April 19, 1775. Join local historian and author, Jim Glinski, for a fascinating talk about the political climate in Marshfield and Scituate leading up to the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and beyond. This year marks the 250th anniversary of that historic event, which ignited the American Revolution.

Women of '76
2025-08-03 13:30 - 14:30 | 1699 Isaac Winslow House, 634 Careswell St, Marshfield, 02050, United States
Discover some of the women of 1776 including Baroness von Riedesel, the wife of a Hessian General and a chronicler of life in military camps; Prudence Wright, a minute woman and spy catcher; Nancy Hart, a southern frontierswoman who confronted the enemy and emerged victorious. Explore the stories of these women and others, both patriot and loyalist, American and foreign, who experienced the American Revolution firsthand and, in some cases, influenced its course.
Members $5/Non Members $10 Children free
Rita Parisi has been captivating audiences for 30 years in the New England area. In 2005, she established Waterfall Productions to create shows that reflect her love for theatre, literature, history, and costuming. She has had the opportunity to perform these shows throughout New England, New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Rita Parisi is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA, the largest acting union in the country, and some of her films have premiered at the Boston

Redcoats and Rebels
2025-08-03 09:30 - 17:00 | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Step back in time on August 2nd and 3rd as hundreds of reenactors portraying soldiers, artisans, and civilian camp followers recreate the sights, sounds, and stories of the American Revolution. Watch thrilling drills, musket and cannon demonstrations, and battles, chat with artisan craftspeople, tour the military encampments, listen to fife and drum music, and chat with both reenactors and Old Sturbridge Village’s costumed historians. Don’t miss this immersive, two-day event, perfect for families, history buffs, and curious minds of all ages.
